2015–16 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers

2015–16 season
Chairman	Nick Higgs (until 19 February 2016) Steve Hamer (from 19 February 2016)
Manager	Darrell Clarke
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
League Two	3rd (promoted)
FA Cup	First round proper (Eliminated by Chesham United)
League Cup	First round (Eliminated by Birmingham City)
League Trophy	Quarter-finals (Eliminated by Southend United)
Top goalscorer	League: Matty Taylor (27) All: Matty Taylor (28)
Highest home attendance	11,130 (vs. Dagenham & Redbridge, 7 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance	5,819 (vs. Stevenage, 24 November 2015)
Average home league attendance	8,096
Home colours Away colours
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The 2015–16 season was the 133rd season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 88th in the Football League. Rovers returned to the Football League after an absence of just one season following their promotion from the Conference Premier via the play-offs.

For the second successive season, Rovers were promoted, the first time the club had achieved back to back promotions in its history. On a dramatic final day of the season in which Rovers required a win and other results to go in their favour, a 92nd-minute winner against Dagenham & Redbridge from Lee Brown sparked wild celebrations at the Memorial Stadium as the club returned to the third tier of English football for the first time in five years. Striker Matty Taylor ended the season as the top goalscorer in the top four divisions of the English football league system with 27 goals.

Season events

Pre-season

June

• 000000002015-06-01-00001 June 2015 – Popular midfielder Stuart Sinclair signed a new contract with Rovers.^[1]
• 000000002015-06-11-000011 June 2015 – Former Woking defender James Clarke joined Rovers on a one-year deal.^[2]
• 000000002015-06-17-000017 June 2015 – Full back Daniel Leadbitter signed a contract extension with Rovers,^[3] while wingers Andy Monkhouse^[4] and Abdulai Bell-Baggie^[5] left the club.
• 000000002015-06-19-000019 June 2015 – Gibraltar international Jake Gosling agreed a contract extension with Rovers.^[6] Academy players Ryan Broom, Tyler Lyttle, Jay Malpas and Kieran Preston signed professional contracts.^[7]
• 000000002015-06-22-000022 June 2015 – Ángelo Balanta rejected a new short-term deal with Rovers and left the club.^[8]
• 000000002015-06-30-000030 June 2015 – Chris Lines agreed a permanent transfer from Port Vale.^[9] Lines had previously played for Rovers, his boyhood club, between 2002–11 and on loan the previous season.

July

• 000000002015-07-02-00002 July 2015 – Former West Ham United winger Cristian Montaño signed for Rovers.^[10] Goalkeeper Will Puddy agreed a contract extension.^[11] Defender Neal Trotman rejected the opportunity to return to Rovers for pre-season and was therefore released.^[10]
• 000000002015-07-07-00007 July 2015 – Youngsters Jamie Lucas and Danny Greenslade agreed contract extensions.^[12]
• 000000002015-07-22-000022 July 2015 – Manager Darrell Clarke agreed a new contract with Rovers.^[13]
• 000000002015-07-31-000031 July 2015 – Billy Bodin signed a short-term deal with Rovers.^[14]

August

• 000000002015-08-04-00004 August 2015 – Winger Jeffrey Monakana signed on a month-long loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.^[15]
• 000000002015-08-07-00007 August 2015 – Jamie Lucas joins Boreham Wood on a month-long loan.^[16]
• 000000002015-08-11-000011 August 2015 – Rovers were eliminated from the League Cup first round, losing 2–1 to Championship side Birmingham City.^[17]
• 000000002015-08-14-000014 August 2015 – Chesterfield goalkeeper Aaron Chapman joined Rovers on a month-long loan.^[18] Rovers midfielder Ryan Broom joined Taunton Town on loan for one month.^[19]
• 000000002015-08-20-000020 August 2015 – Young midfielder Dominic Thomas joined Paulton Rovers on a month-long loan.^[20]
• 000000002015-08-21-000021 August 2015 – Striker Nathan Blissett joined National League side Tranmere Rovers on loan for one month.^[21]

September

• 000000002015-09-01-00001 September 2015 – Defender Adam Drury joined Rovers on a non-contract basis.^[22]
• 000000002015-09-07-00007 September 2015 – Adam Drury left Rovers just six days after joining, with the club citing "personal reasons".^[23]
• 000000002015-09-11-000011 September 2015 – Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Lee Nicholls joined Rovers on a three-month loan deal.^[24]
• 000000002015-09-17-000017 September 2015 – Colin Sexstone joined Rovers as a non-executive director.^[25] Sexstone had previously been a director at Gloucestershire CCC, Bristol City and Plymouth Argyle.^[26]

November

• 000000002015-11-08-00008 November 2015 – Rovers suffered a humiliating defeat in the first round proper of the FA Cup, losing 1–0 at home to Chesham United of the Southern League Premier.^[27]
• 000000002015-11-11-000011 November 2015 – Rovers are knocked out of their final cup competition, losing 1–0 away to League One side Southend United in the Football League Trophy.^[28]
• 000000002015-11-23-000023 November 2015 – Millwall forward Paris Cowan-Hall joined Rovers on a month-long loan.^[29] Winger Billy Bodin agreed a contract extension to the end of the season.^[30]
• 000000002015-11-26-000026 November 2015 – Rovers sign Cambridge United forward Rory Gaffney on loan until January^[31] while Nathan Blissett left for Lincoln City, also on loan with a view to becoming dead.^[32]

December

• 000000002015-12-08-00008 December 2015 – Rovers striker Matty Taylor was named PFA Fans' Player of the Month for November.^[33]

January

• 000000002016-01-05-00005 January 2016 – Nathan Blissett left Rovers by mutual consent.^[34]
• 000000002016-01-07-00007 January 2016 – Experienced midfielder Liam Lawrence joined Rovers from League One side Shrewsbury Town on a contract to the end of the season.^[35]
• 000000002016-01-14-000014 January 2016 – Rory Gaffney returned to the club from Cambridge United after his successful loan spell, joining on a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee.^[36]
• 000000002016-01-17-000017 January 2016 – Defender Tom Lockyer was awarded The Football League Young Player of the Month for December.^[37]
• 000000002016-01-18-000018 January 2016 – Forward Ellis Harrison joined Hartlepool United on a monthlong loan.^[38]
• 000000002016-01-28-000028 January 2016 – Experienced forward Rory Fallon joined Rovers on non-contract terms.^[39]

February

• 000000002016-02-19-000019 February 2016 – Rovers were acquired by the Jordanian Al-Qadi family, founders of the Arab Jordan Investment Bank,^[40] taking a 92% shareholding in the club.^[41] As part of the deal, Wael al-Qadi became President of the club while former Swansea City chairman Steve Hamer took up the same role with Rovers.^[42] Existing chairman Nick Higgs along with board members Barry Bradshaw, Chris Jelf, Colin Sexstone and Ed Ware all stood down from the board of directors with all expect Sexstone becoming Life Vice Presidents.^[41]

March

• 000000002016-03-07-00007 March 2016 – Swansea City forward Oliver McBurnie joined Rovers on loan until the end of the season.^[43]

April

• 000000002016-04-08-00008 April 2016 – Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was awarded League Two Manager of the Month for March.^[44] Clarke had led the side to six wins out of seven during the month. Striker Matty Taylor won League Two Player of the Month for March.^[45] Taylor scored eight goals in the month's seven games including a hat-trick against Hartlepool United.
• 000000002016-04-14-000014 April 2016 – Lee Brown signed a contract extension at Rovers which will take him into a sixth season at the club.^[46]
• 000000002016-04-15-000015 April 2016 – Wales under-21 international Tom Lockyer extended his contract with Rovers.^[47] DriBuild were confirmed as next season's home shirt sponsors with Powersystems UK sponsoring the away shirt.^[48]

May

• 000000002016-05-07-00007 May 2016 – On the final day of the season, Rovers beat Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 to secure promotion to League One.^[49]

First team

As of game played on 7 May 2016

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Steve Mildenhall	GK		Swindon	13 May 1979	123	0	0	0	Millwall
22	Kieran Preston	GK		Glasgow	4 October 1996	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Rushall Olympic
25	Will Puddy	GK		Warminster	4 October 1987	16	0	0	0	Salisbury City
Defenders
2	Daniel Leadbitter	RB		Newcastle upon Tyne	7 October 1990	57	1	0	0	Hereford United
3	Lee Brown	LB		London	10 August 1990	211	20	0	0	Queens Park Rangers
4	Tom Lockyer	CB/RB		Cardiff	3 December 1994	132	2	0	0	Youth team graduate
5	Mark McChrystal	CB		Derry	26 June 1984	110	0	0	0	Tranmere Rovers	Club captain
6	Tom Parkes	CB		Sutton-in-Ashfield	15 January 1992	175	7	0	0	Leicester City
15	James Clarke	RB/CB		Aylesbury	17 November 1989	37	0	0	0	Woking
19	Danny Greenslade	LB		Belper	23 September 1996	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
26	Tyler Lyttle	RB			12 November 1996	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
32	Alfie Kilgour	CB		Bath		0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Midfielders
7	Lee Mansell	CM		Gloucester	23 September 1982	72	7	0	0	Torquay United	Vice captain
8	Ollie Clarke	CM		Bristol	29 June 1992	99	8	0	0	Youth team graduate
11	Jake Gosling	RM/LM		Oxford	11 August 1993	41	3	11	2	Exeter City
14	Chris Lines	CM		Bristol	30 November 1985	209	21	0	0	Port Vale	Vice captain
16	Liam Lawrence	RM/LM		Retford	14 December 1981	12	1	15	2	Shrewsbury Town
18	Dominic Thomas	CM		London	23 November 1995	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
21	Cristian Montaño	RM/LM		Cali	11 December 1991	28	2	0	0	América de Cali
23	Billy Bodin	LM/CF		Swindon	24 March 1992	38	13	0	0	Northampton Town
24	Stuart Sinclair	CM		Houghton Conquest	9 November 1987	57	4	0	0	Salisbury City
27	Ryan Broom	RM		Newport	4 September 1996	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
28	Jay Malpas	CM		Bristol	25 May 1997	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Forwards
9	Ellis Harrison	CF/LM		Newport	29 January 1994	104	24	0	0	Youth team graduate
10	Matty Taylor	CF			30 March 1990	91	45	0	0	Forest Green Rovers
17	Jermaine Easter	CF		Cardiff	15 January 1982	47	8	12	0	Millwall
20	Jamie Lucas	CF		Pontypridd	6 December 1995	2	0	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Boreham Wood
29	Oliver McBurnie	CF		Leeds	4 June 1996	5	0	0	0	On loan from Swansea City
30	Rory Gaffney	CF		Tuam	23 October 1989	24	8	0	0	Cambridge United
33	Rory Fallon	CF		Gisborne	20 March 1982	3	0	18	4	Scunthorpe United

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Steve Mildenhall	25(1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26(1)	0	0	0
2	DF	Daniel Leadbitter	28(5)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	31(5)	0	4	0
3	DF	Lee Brown	46	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	50	6	8	0
4	DF	Tom Lockyer	42(1)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	44(1)	0	7	0
5	DF	Mark McChrystal	20(1)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	22(1)	0	5	0
6	DF	Tom Parkes	29(2)	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	32(2)	0	5	0
7	MF	Lee Mansell	28	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	2	2	0
8	MF	Ollie Clarke	23(11)	2	0	0	1	0	0(1)	0	24(12)	2	2	0
9	FW	Ellis Harrison	10(20)	7	1	0	1	1	0	0	12(20)	8	6	0
10	FW	Matty Taylor	38(8)	27	1	0	0(1)	0	2	1	41(9)	28	3	0
11	MF	Jake Gosling	8(10)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	11(10)	0	1	0
14	MF	Chris Lines	30(3)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	2	0	32(4)	0	4	0
15	DF	James Clarke	36(1)	0	0(1)	0	1	0	1	0	37(2)	0	4	0
16	MF	Liam Lawrence	8(4)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8(4)	1	1	0
17	FW	Jermaine Easter	21(21)	7	0(1)	0	1	0	2	1	24(22)	8	2	0
21	MF	Cristian Montaño	12(16)	2	0	0	0(1)	0	1(1)	0	13(18)	2	1	0
23	MF	Billy Bodin	26(12)	13	1	0	0	0	2	0	29(12)	13	0	0
24	MF	Stuart Sinclair	30	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	34	2	3	0
25	GK	Will Puddy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
26	DF	Tyler Lyttle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	1(1)	0	0	0
27	MF	Ryan Broom	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(2)	0	0	0
29	FW	Oliver McBurnie	0(5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(5)	0	2	0
30	FW	Rory Gaffney	23(1)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	23(1)	8	2	0
33	FW	Rory Fallon	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(3)	0	0	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who are currently on loan elsewhere:
20	FW	Jamie Lucas	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(2)	0	0	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
29	MF	Jeffrey Monakana	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(3)	0	0	0
30	GK	Aaron Chapman	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
31	GK	Lee Nicholls	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18	0	1	0
29	FW	Paris Cowan-Hall	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	0	0	0
16	FW	Nathan Blissett	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(3)	0	0	0

Disciplinary record Name L2 FAC FLC FLT Total Lee Brown 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Tom Lockyer 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Ellis Harrison 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Tom Parkes 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Mark McChrystal 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Chris Lines 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Daniel Leadbitter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 James Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Stuart Sinclair 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Matty Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Jermaine Easter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Rory Gaffney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ollie Clarke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Lee Mansell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Oliver McBurnie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Lee Nicholls 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jake Gosling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cristian Montaño 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Liam Lawrence 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Competitions Summary As of game played on 7 May 2016 Games played 50 (46 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) Games won 27 (26 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Games drawn 7 (7 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) Games lost 16 (13 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Win % 54% Goals scored 80 (77 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) Goals conceded 50 (46 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Goal difference +30 (+31 League Two, −1 FA Cup, −1 League Cup, +1 Football League Trophy) Yellow cards 67 (62 League Two, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) Red cards 0 (0 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) Worst discipline Lee Brown (8 x ) Biggest win 3 – 0 (vs. Hartlepool United, 29 September 2015, vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 1 December 2015, vs. Dagenham & Redbridge, 19 December 2015, vs. Cambridge United, 25 March 2016, vs. Crawley Town, 2 April 2016) 4 – 1 (vs. Hartlepool United, 1 March 2016, vs. Newport County, 19 March 2016, vs. York City, 30 April 2016) Heaviest defeat 1 – 4 (vs. Newport County, 24 October 2015) Highest scoring match 4 – 3 (vs. Morecambe, 3 October 2015) Most appearances 50 (Lee Brown & Matty Taylor) Top scorer Matty Taylor (28) Most assists Chris Lines (8) Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws. Bristol Rovers score listed first where applicable. Overall Competition Started round Current position / round Final position / round First match Last match League Two — — 3rd 8 August 2015 7 May 2016 FA Cup 1st Round — 1st Round 8 November 2015 League Cup 1st Round — 1st Round 11 August 2015 League Trophy 2nd Round — Quarter-finals 6 October 2015 11 November 2015 Last updated: 7 May 2016 Source: Competitions League Two Accrington Stanley Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Carlisle United Crawley Town Exeter City Hartlepool United Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town York City London London teams AFC Wimbledon Barnet Dagenham & Redbridge Leyton Orient Locations of Bristol Rovers' 2015–16 League Two opponents Main article: 2015–16 Football League Two League table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Northampton Town (C, P) 46 29 12 5 82 46 +36 99 Promotion to Football League One 2 Oxford United (P) 46 24 14 8 84 41 +43 86 3 Bristol Rovers (P) 46 26 7 13 77 46 +31 85 4 Accrington Stanley 46 24 13 9 74 48 +26 85 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1] 5 Plymouth Argyle 46 24 9 13 72 46 +26 81 Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored (C) Champion; (P) Promoted. Notes: ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One. Results summary Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 46 26 7 13 77 46  +31 85 15 2 6 41 21  +20 11 5 7 36 25  +11 Last updated: 7 May 2016. Source: [65] Results by round Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H H A H A A A H H A H A H A H H A A H H A A H A A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H Result L W W W L L L D L W W W D L W W L L D W W W D W W L W D L L W L W W W W W W L W D W D W W W Position 17 10 8 4 7 10 15 15 17 14 12 11 11 13 9 8 12 13 12 10 8 7 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 8 6 10 6 6 5 4 3 3 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 Last updated: 7 May 2016. Source: [66] Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed. Scores overview Bristol Rovers score given first. Opposition Home score Away score Double Points Agg. Accrington Stanley 0–1 0 – 1 No 0 0–2 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 0 – 0 No 4 3–1 Barnet 3–1 0 – 1 No 3 3–2 Cambridge United 3–0 2 – 1 Yes 6 5–1 Carlisle United 2–0 2 – 3 No 3 4–3 Crawley Town 3–0 1 – 2 No 3 4–2 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 3 – 0 Yes 6 5–1 Exeter City 3–1 1 – 1 No 4 4–2 Hartlepool United 4–1 3 – 0 Yes 6 7–1 Leyton Orient 2–1 0 – 1 No 3 2–2 Luton Town 2–0 1 – 0 Yes 6 3–0 Mansfield Town 1–0 2 – 1 Yes 6 3–1 Morecambe 2–1 4 – 3 Yes 6 6–4 Newport County 1–4 4 – 1 No 3 5–5 Northampton Town 0–1 2 – 2 No 1 2–3 Notts County 0–0 2 – 0 No 4 2–0 Oxford United 0–1 2 – 1 No 3 2–2 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 1 – 1 No 2 2–2 Portsmouth 1–2 1 – 3 No 0 2–5 Stevenage 1–2 0 – 0 No 1 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers 3–0 0 – 1 No 3 3–1 Yeovil Town 2–1 1 – 0 Yes 6 3–1 York City 2–1 4 – 1 Yes 6 6–2 Matches   Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed Pre-season friendlies On 26 May 2015, Rovers announced their initial pre-season fixtures against Salisbury, Cirencester Town, Arsenal U21's and Reading in addition to a testimonial fixture against West Bromwich Albion for long serving, retiring physiotherapist and former player Phil Kite.[67] Further friendlies against Cheltenham Town,[68] Mangotsfield United[69] and Sutton United[70] were later added, all away from home. Salisbury v Bristol Rovers 11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Salisbury 1–4 Bristol Rovers Raymond McEnhill Stadium 14:00 BST Coulson  89' Report Lucas  12', 57' Blissett  52', 90' Attendance: 1,068 (386) Referee: Brendan Malone Sutton United v Bristol Rovers 12 July 2015 (2015-07-12) Sutton United 1–2 Bristol Rovers Gander Green Lane 13:00 BST Collins  83' Report Lines  15' Broom  80' Attendance: 658 Cirencester Town v Bristol Rovers 14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Cirencester Town 0–7 Bristol Rovers Corinium Stadium 19:45 BST Report Bodin  7', 16', 41' Lucas  33' (pen.), 59', 81' (pen.) Broom  61' Attendance: 201 Referee: Adam Matthews Mangotsfield United v Bristol Rovers 15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Mangotsfield United 0–2 Bristol Rovers Cossham Street 19:45 BST Report Blissett  31', 60' Referee: Mark Dadds Bristol Rovers v Arsenal U21's 18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Bristol Rovers 0–1 Arsenal U21's Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Report Mavididi  5' Attendance: 2,093 (150) Referee: Kevin Johnson Bristol Rovers v Reading 21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Bristol Rovers 0–2 Reading Memorial Stadium 19:45 BST Report Samuel  39' Blackman  65' Attendance: 1,880 (264) Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers 25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Cheltenham Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Whaddon Road 15:00 BST Waters  7', 40' Report Lockyer  10' Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Mark Pottage Bristol Rovers v West Bromwich Albion 31 July 2015 (2015-07-31) Bristol Rovers 0–4 West Bromwich Albion Memorial Stadium 19:30 BST Report Lambert  23', 47' Gardner  34' Anichebe  78' Attendance: 4,068 (308) Referee: Lee Probert League Two On 17 June 2015, the Football League revealed the fixtures for the forthcoming season. Rovers' first fixture was against Northampton Town at the Memorial Stadium followed, a week later by a trip to Huish Park to face Yeovil Town. The traditional boxing day fixture saw Rovers' travel to AFC Wimbledon while the final game of the season saw Dagenham & Redbridge visit the Mem.[71] August Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town 8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Northampton Town Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Sinclair  6' Report Adams  25' O'Toole  49' Attendance: 8,712 (574) Referee: Mark Heywood Yeovil Town v Bristol Rovers 15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Yeovil Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Huish Park 15:00 BST Dolan  17', 65' Report Harrison  88' Attendance: 5,895 (2,038) Referee: Brendan Malone Luton Town v Bristol Rovers 18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Luton Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Kenilworth Road 19:45 BST Wilkinson  16' McCourt  55' Report Harrison  76' Sinclair  90+4' Leadbitter  90+5' Attendance: 8,061 (553) Referee: Trevor Kettle Bristol Rovers v Barnet 22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Barnet Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Brown  2',  82' Easter  77' Lockyer  83' Taylor  87' Report Batt  66' Weston  85' Attendance: 7,107 (199) Referee: Ross Joyce Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers 29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Leyton Orient 2–0 Bristol Rovers Brisbane Road 15:00 BST Pritchard  12' James  23',  28' Simpson  45+2' Report Attendance: 5,777 (1,023) Referee: Darren Drysdale September Bristol Rovers v Oxford United 6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) 6 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Oxford United Memorial Stadium 12:15 BST O. Clarke  17'[72] Report Dunkley  40' Sercombe  45+2', 59' Hylton  47' Taylor  54' Roofe  62' Attendance: 7,038 (633) Referee: James Linington Bristol Rovers v Accrington Stanley 12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Accrington Stanley Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Parkes  30' Report Kee  68' Procter  85' Buxton  89' Attendance: 6,351 (48) Referee: Kevin Johnson Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers 19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Bristol Rovers Home Park 15:00 BST McHugh  49' Sawyer  60' Nelson  76' Jervis  85' McCormick  90+1' Cox  90+4' Report Harrison  76',  90+1' (pen.) Attendance: 10,633 (1,587) Referee: Chris Sarginson Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth 26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Portsmouth Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Lines  26' Easter  48' Gosling  62' Lockyer  90+2' Report Stockley  14',  71' Evans  29' Chaplin  60' Attendance: 8,555 (1,188) Referee: Jeremy Simpson Hartlepool United v Bristol Rovers 29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Hartlepool United 0–3 Bristol Rovers Victoria Park 19:45 BST Harrison  23' Boyce  82' Halliday  88' Report Taylor  32' McCrystal  45' Bodin  64' Easter  78' Harrison  82' Attendance: 3,788 (190) Referee: Darren Handley October Morecambe v Bristol Rovers 3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Morecambe 3–4 Bristol Rovers Globe Arena 15:00 BST Miller  43' Barkhuizen  60' Mullin  87' (pen.) Fleming  90+6' Report Mansell  28' Bodin  47' Taylor  58' Harrison  80' (pen.) Nicholls  90+2' Attendance: 1,712 (386) Referee: Andrew Madley Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers 10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) Bristol Rovers P–P Wycombe Wanderers Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Postponed due to international call-ups[73] Mansfield Town v Bristol Rovers 17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 12 Mansfield Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers Field Mill 15:00 BST Benning  44' Jensen  59' Pearce  60' Hunt  62', 77' Tafazolli  81' Report Easter  15',  45+3'[74] Lines  35' Harrison  63' Taylor  90+8' Attendance: 4,196 (847) Referee: Mark Haywood Bristol Rovers v Notts County 20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 13 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Notts County Memorial Stadium 19:45 BST Report Aborah  50' Amevor  86' Attendance: 6,743 (148) Referee: Steve Martin Bristol Rovers v Newport County 24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 14 Bristol Rovers 1–4 Newport County Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Bodin  15' Report Parkes  13' (o.g.) Ansah  52', 57' O'Sullivan  75' Elito  82' Attendance: 7,442 (518) Referee: Nick Kinseley Cambridge United v Bristol Rovers 30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) 15 Cambridge United 1–2 Bristol Rovers Abbey Stadium 19:45 GMT Corr  33' Report Harrison  66' J. Clarke  80' Taylor  82' Attendance: 5,115 (562) Referee: Brendan Malone November Bristol Rovers v Carlisle United 14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 16 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Carlisle United Memorial Stadium 15:00 GMT Sinclair  9' Brown  52' McChrystal  55' Taylor  66', 87' Report Attendance: 6,423 (353) Referee: Mark Brown Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers 21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 17 Crawley Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Broadfield Stadium 15:00 GMT Murphy  9', 10' Smith  17' Yorwerth  62' Report Brown  43' Lockyer  82' Taylor  87' (pen.) Attendance: 2,612 (836) Referee: Trevor Kettle Bristol Rovers v Stevenage 24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 18 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Stevenage Memorial Stadium 19:45 GMT Taylor  33' Report Kennedy  4' Whelpdale  60' Lee  80' Franks  90+2' Attendance: 5,819 (101) Referee: Graham Salisbury Exeter City v Bristol Rovers 28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 19 Exeter City 1–1 Bristol Rovers St James Park 15:00 GMT Moore-Taylor  64' Reid  90+4' Report Taylor  64' O. Clarke  79' Sinclair  83' Attendance: 5,548 (1,559) Referee: Phil Gibbs December Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers 1 December 2015 (2015-12-01) 20 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Memorial Stadium 19:45 GMT Taylor  60', 62', 72' Report Holloway  77' Attendance: 6,136 (255) Referee: Brendan Malone Bristol Rovers v York City 12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Bristol Rovers 2–1 York City Memorial Stadium 15:00 GMT Taylor  45+1',  90+1' Easter  71' Report Ilesanmi  17' Oliver  41' Flinders  66' O'Connor  73' Attendance: 6,916 (170) Referee: Ben Toner Dagenham & Redbridge v Bristol Rovers 19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–3 Bristol Rovers Victoria Road 15:00 GMT Dikamona  65' Report Brown  33' Gaffney  82',  83' Bodin  90+5' Attendance: 1,820 (603) Referee: Charles Breakspear AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers 26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Bristol Rovers Kingsmeadow 15:00 GMT Robinson  4' Reeves  60' Taylor  76' Report Leadbitter  83' Attendance: 4,668 (806) Referee: Keith Hill Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient 28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Leyton Orient Memorial Stadium 15:00 GMT Gaffney  31', 53' Sinclair  63' Parkes  65' Leadbitter  89' Report Simpson  45+1' McAnuff  63' Attendance: 9,836 (487) Referee: Kevin Johnson January Bristol Rovers v Luton Town 2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Luton Town Memorial Stadium 15:00 GMT Gaffney  60', 72' Taylor  66' Report Hall  10' Cuthbert  15' Howells  43' McCourt  84' Attendance: 9,131 (707) Referee: Lee Swabey Barnet v Bristol Rovers 9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) 26 Barnet 1–0 Bristol Rovers The Hive Stadium 15:00 GMT Hoyte  5' Yiadom  59' Report Lockyer  60' Attendance: 2,770 (1,262) Referee: Michael Bull Oxford United v Bristol Rovers 17 January 2016 (2016-01-17) 27 Oxford United 1–2 Bristol Rovers Kassam Stadium 15:00 GMT Roofe  46' Maguire  74' Slocombe  88' Report Taylor  52' J. Clarke  70' Harrison  88' (pen.) Attendance: 9,492 (2,359) Referee: Nick Kinseley Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle 23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Memorial Stadium 15:00 GMT Parkes  10' Bodin  79' Report Simpson  88' Mellor  90+3' Attendance: 10,190 (1,285) Referee: Oliver Langford Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers 30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 29 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Bristol Rovers Crown Ground 15:00 GMT McConville  69' Report Attendance: 2,027 (543) Referee: Mark Haywood February Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon 6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) Bristol Rovers P–P AFC Wimbledon Memorial Stadium 15:00 GMT Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch[75] Referee: Ben Toner Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 30 Portsmouth 3–1 Bristol Rovers Fratton Park 15:00 GMT Evans  19' Smith  45+3' McNulty  77' Report Easter  25' Brown  39',  90+1' Montaño  85' Lockyer  90+3' Attendance: 17,808 (2,863) Referee: Trevor Kettle Bristol Rovers v Morecambe 20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 31 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Morecambe Memorial Stadium 15:00 GMT Brown  58' Gaffney  68' Bodin  78' Report Devitt  12' (pen.) Fleming  80' Attendance: 7,400 (92) Referee: Darren England Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers 27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 32 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Bristol Rovers Adams Park 15:00 GMT O'Nein  85' Report Lawrence  52' Gaffney  70' J. Clarke  84' Attendance: 4,759 (1,629) Referee: Chris Sarginson March Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool United 1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 33 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Hartlepool United Memorial Stadium 19:45 GMT Taylor  10', 38', 56' Gaffney  31' McChrystal 72' Report Featherstone  27' Paynter  52' Carroll  53' Walker  82' Attendance: 6,634 (87) Referee: Lee Swabey Notts County v Bristol Rovers 5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 34 Notts County 0–2 Bristol Rovers Meadow Lane 15:00 GMT Audel  40' Report Montaño  43' Brown  50' Attendance: 5,052 (1,108) Referee: Tim Robinson Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon 8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 35 Bristol Rovers 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Memorial Stadium 19:45 GMT Easter  28' O. Clarke  38' Taylor  78' Report Meades  52',  59' Reeves  74' Akinfenwa  90+1' Attendance: 7,778 (303) Referee: Ben Toner Bristol Rovers v Mansfield Town 12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Mansfield Town Memorial Stadium 15:00 GMT Taylor  61' Mansell  77' Brown  90+2' Harrison  90+3' McBurnie  90+3' Report Lambe  40' Tafazolli  59' Benning  66' Shearer  90+3' Attendance: 7,847 (241) Referee: Dean Whitestone Newport County v Bristol Rovers 19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37 Newport County 1–4 Bristol Rovers Rodney Parade 12:30 GMT Rodman  2' Byrne  73' Jones  87' Report Clarke  15' Montaño  55' Taylor  61' Harrison  85',  87' Attendance: 3,663 (1,042) Referee: Graham Salisbury Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) 38 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Cambridge United Memorial Stadium 15:00 GMT Bodin  9', 18' Taylor  73' Report Berry  46' Spencer  50' Attendance: 10,262 Referee: Stephen Martin Carlisle United v Bristol Rovers 28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 39 Carlisle United 3–2 Bristol Rovers Brunton Park 15:00 BST Stacey  11' Wyke  49' Kennedy  85' Ibehre  90' Ellis  90' Report Bodin  27' Parkes  51' Taylor  57' Lines  72' Attendance: 4,718 (651) Referee: Darren England April Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town 2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Crawley Town Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Lines  13' Taylor  53', 79' Lawrence  75' Report Yorwerth  40' Della-Verde  64' Fenelon  68' Sutherland  72' Attendance: 8,250 (99) Referee: Fred Graham Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers 9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Northampton Town 2–2 Bristol Rovers Sixfields Stadium 15:00 BST Adams  23',  37' Hoskins  49' Marquis  81' Report Taylor  76' Leadbitter  79' Harrison  88' Attendance: 7,579 (925) Referee: Tony Harrington Bristol Rovers v Yeovil Town 16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Yeovil Town Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Gaffney  42' Taylor  77' McBurnie  90+2' Report Lita  73',  74' Laird  90+1' Attendance: 10,264 (926) Referee: Paul Tierney Stevenage v Bristol Rovers 19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Stevenage 0–0 Bristol Rovers Broadhall Way 19:45 BST Tonge  59' Franks  78' Parrett  90' Report Clarke  57' Attendance: 3,836 (1,327) Referee: Andrew Madley Bristol Rovers v Exeter City 23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Exeter City Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Bodin  13' Brown  45+4',  78' Taylor  69' Lockyer  72' Report Brown  45+2' Taylor  48' Stockley  73' Attendance: 10,254 (893) Referee: Nigel Miller York City v Bristol Rovers 30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 York City 1–4 Bristol Rovers Bootham Crescent 15:00 BST Berrett  24' Penn  39' Galbraith  40' McEvoy  81' Report Bodin  19', 71' Easter  80' Mansell  88' Attendance: 4,525 (2,000) Referee: Darren Handley May Bristol Rovers v Dagenham & Redbridge 7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Memorial Stadium 15:00 BST Bodin  15' Brown  90+2',  90+3' Report Cash  12' Attendance: 11,130 (291) Referee: Stuart Attwell FA Cup On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made. Rovers were drawn at home to Southern League Premier side Chesham United[76] whom they lost to 1–0. Bristol Rovers v Chesham United 8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) First round Bristol Rovers 0–1 Chesham United Memorial Stadium 14:00 GMT Mansell  25' Lockyer  28' Report Blake  42',  77' Little  70' Attendance: 5,181 (577) Referee: Andy Davies Football League Cup On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Rovers were drawn at home against Championship side Birmingham City,[77] who they lost to 2–1. Bristol Rovers v Birmingham City 11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Bristol Rovers 1–2 Birmingham City Memorial Stadium 19:45 BST Harrison  65' Report Davis  45' Maghoma  57' Shinnie  68' Novak  90+6' Attendance: 5,650 (1,150) Referee: Andy Davies Football League Trophy On 3 August 2015, Rovers were awarded a bye in the first round.[78] On 5 September 2015, Rovers were drawn at home against fellow League Two side Wycombe Wanderers,[79] whom they defeated 2–0. On 10 October 2015, Rovers were drawn away to League One side Southend United in the quarter-final[80] and were defeated 1–0. Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers 6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second round Bristol Rovers 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Memorial Stadium 19:45 BST Taylor  4' Easter  11' Report Attendance: 3,243 (123) Referee: Oliver Langford Southend United v Bristol Rovers 11 November 2015 (2015-11-11) Quarter-final Southend United 1–0 Bristol Rovers Roots Hall 19:45 GMT White  11' Barrett  31' Atkinson  45' Payne  89' Pigott  90+3' Report J. Clarke  62' McChrystal  66' Attendance: 3,495 (181) Referee: Andy Woolmer Gloucestershire Senior Cup Rovers' enterted in the first round of the Gloucestershire Senior Cup where they faced holders Cirencester Town, who they defeated 5–2. They then met Mangotsfield United in the quarter-final, winning 4–1. Their semi-final was against Forest Green Rovers whom they lost to 4–3. Rovers generally field a team of non-regular first team and youth squad players in the competition. Cirencester Town v Bristol Rovers 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) First round Cirencester Town 2–5 Bristol Rovers Corinium Stadium 19:30 BST Knight  17' Parsons  68' Report Montaño  9', 54' Bodin  12', 58' Davies  78' Attendance: 30 Referee: Alexander Emery Mangotsfield United v Bristol Rovers 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Quarter-final Mangotsfield United 1–4 Bristol Rovers Cossham Street 19:45 GMT Bament  79' Report Broom  3', 26' (pen.) Mehew  36' Malpas  41' Referee: Robert Cockle Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers 12 April 2016 (2016-04-12) Semi-final Bristol Rovers 3–4 Forest Green Rovers Memorial Stadium 19:00 BST Williams  27', 40' Moore Report Davies  52', 64' Mehew  86' Referee: Simon Shaw See also 2015–16 in English football 2015–16 Football League Two List of Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons References ↑ "SINCLAIR SET TO SIGN NEW DEAL". 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